Architect, NCARB, LEED AP | Landscape Designer

In over 20 years of designing a wide variety of buildings and landscapes, Kina strives to expertly synthesize the multiple forces that influence a project.  Informing all aspects of her diverse design practice is the intent to seamlessly integrate built and natural environments, with a particular emphasis and interest in interstitial places where waterways and land meet. This curiosity stems from a childhood spent in Northern California, traversing cultural landscapes, cities and towns, from forest to sea.

In this interweaving, she works to create a world that delights and inspires; promotes physical and emotional health, safety, and accessibility; and counters the forces rapidly changing our planet.

In addition to her architecture, design and landscape work, she makes photographic and time-based works, dances and draws. Additionally, she has taught carpentry and construction methods for Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc.; lived for a time in Germany and Japan; co-owned two well-known Japanese restaurants in Portland, Oregon; and grew up in a multi-generational farming family.